Panjkora River
The Panjkora River (Urdu: دریائے پنجکوڑہ) is a river in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwestern Pakistan.
| Panjkora دریائے پنجکوڑہ | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Region | Upper Dir |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hindu Kush Mountains |
| ⁃ elevation | 3,600 m (11,800 ft) |
| Mouth | Swat River |
⁃ location | Chakdara |
| Length | 220 km (140 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | Ushirai Khwar, Niag Khwar |
| ⁃ right | Baraul Khwar, Jandol Khwar |
Course
The river's headwaters are high in the glaciers of Hindu Kush Mountains. It flows south through the Upper Dir District and the Lower Dir District.
Its confluence with the Swat River is in the Malakand District near totakan. The Swat River is a tributary of the Kabul River, part of the Indus River basin.
Fishing
The Panjkora River is the natural habitat of trout and other freshwater fish sought by anglers. the most common species are cyprinids. snow trout (Schizothorax plagiostomus) is most common game fish in the upper part of River Panjkora at Kumrat Valley. Brown trout and Rainbow trout are exotic species, they were introduced by Britishers in 1928 while snow trout and other cyprinids are native species of River Panjkora.[1]
See also
- Rivers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
References
- Arif Jan, Lecturer in Fisheries, Department of Zoology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal Dir Upper, Pakistan